BIRMINGHAM EXPECT LOSS IF RATE RELIEF IS NOT GRANTED
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1NLESS compensation for old-age ‘.../ pensioners' free passes is received from the general rate fund, Birmingham Transport Department—who had a surplus of £167,493 last year—expect to show a loss of £1,500 on the current year.
This is one of the points made in the transport committee's report to the city council. Last year's surplus, the first since 1949-50, will reduce the accumulated deficit to £554,614.
Revenue amounted to £6.487,650. Mileage covered was 48,220,032, and there were more than 502m. passengers.
Faced with an estimated deficit of £81,000 at the end of the current financial year, Bradford Transport Committee have recommended the abolition of concessionary rates for schoolchildren, higher children's fares and adjustments in fare stages to increase 2d. fares to 3d.
Application for permission to increase workmen's day returns and weekly tickets, together with certain ordinary fares, is to be made to the B2 North Western Licensing Authority by Lancashire United Transport, Ltd.
It is proposed that workmen's returns from 3d. to 11d. be increased by Id., and Is. and over by 2d.
Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., and the municipal undertakings at Bolton, Leigh. Salford, St. Helens, Warrington and Wigan, are also affected where they run joint services with L.U.T.
Halifax Transport Department have been granted permission to withdraw workmen's fares, and to vary stages on a mileage basis. A 2cI fare will now carry a passenger 1.056 miles, and a 20. fare 1.577 miles.